“We’re looking for somebody to choose to run with it at this point in time, choose to really grab the opportunity and give us a reason to be consistent with them,” manager Andy Green said. “Right now, they haven’t gotten to that point.”

Ian Kinsler is the veteran brought in to fill a gap that ended up not existing when shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. was on the opening day roster. Luis Urias is the rookie whose career has so far failed to launch.

Neither is hitting. Neither is even making consistent solid contact.

Kinsler and Urias are not alone, certainly, among a Padres lineup that has mostly yet to be even middling.

But the expectations of the two Padres second basemen make them, individually and collectively, among the most glaring deficiencies on the team. It is a circumstance the team is monitoring daily.

Kinsler was in the lineup for a second straight night Saturday, at least in part because of his double in the 10th inning Friday.

Yes, the Padres are looking for any reason to believe they can get something from the position. The Padres second basemen, which includes one start from utility man Greg Garcia, are batting .152/.247/.253 this season. That’s the second-worst average, fifth-lowest on-base percentage and third-lowest slugging percentage any team’s second basemen are producing.

Urias is expected to be the regular starter there eventually. Were he hitting better than .087, he could already have grabbed the spot.

He is 21-years-old and the Padres’ second-ranked position prospect. He has hit .307/.397/.407 through six minor league seasons. But he has two hits and four walks in 28 plate appearances since his April 8 call-up. Including his 53 plate appearances at the end of 2018, Urias is batting .169/.259/.282 in the majors.

This season, he is showing his usual excellent discipline at the plate but has not been able to catch up to fastballs and has made infrequent solid contact on any pitch.

The Padres have to figure out whether he would be better with more at-bats, as he is accustomed to getting in the minors, and whether those would be better here or back in Triple-A.

“We want to see him find his timing,” Green said. “Obviously, it’s easier to do that by being on the field on a consistent basis. We feel it’s been consistent enough.”

The 26-year-old Kinsler, who is batting .153 with a .242 OBP in 66 plate appearances, is eventually going to transition to being a role player for the first time in a career that began in 2006. How long until that happens is dependent on his performance and that of Urias.

“We want to try to balance this whole thing out with what gives us the best chance to win every single day and helping a guy find his rhythm at the same time,” Green said. “And that goes for both of them, because neither one of them has found his stride the way we believe they will. We think they will both be big contributing members of our club. Ian is here for two years. We signed him with the expectation that he was going to get big hits for us. We still firmly believe that. … We want to keep them both in the mix. We haven’t run someone out there for seven straight at that spot, but we want to see a guy take hold of it.”